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Posted: May 12 2013 (21:01)
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Last Response: May 13 2013 (01:21)
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Last Response: May 13 2013 (01:21)
May 12 2013 (21:01) 13134/Varanasi - Sealdah (Upper India) Express | BNXR/Bidhan Nagar Road (4 PFs)
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As I stepped onto the platform in order to take a local tilll Barrackpore, to my surprise, Legendary Upper India Express was entering BNXR for a scheduled(unscheduled) halt just at the outer. Hauled by 16638(R) BWN WDM-3A, the train was almost running empty. Within 16 minutes post this, the BWN Deemer speedily passed by us again, this time going towards DDJ.
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gone are the days when upper india used to run late...now i see it run right time on 99% of the days...
Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH
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Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH
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upper india is not that bad...if u stand at bnxr at 11 am...u ll almost always meet 13134 !!!
I didn't say it was bad. i said, what kinda name is this and who christened it. it sounds bit funny.
well, the train is more than a century old. was the first train to connect kolkata to delhi. then allahabad bridge was not built and the coaches were ferried across the river via huge boats and then again the journey continue. it covered the whole of upper india and was the only train to do so. later grand chord section was built and kalka mail ran from hwh to dli...gradually, stoppages increased and sbg loop lost importance due to grand chord route...so much so that upper india has almost 100 stoppages and an avg speed of less than 40kmph...but still a lifeline for sbg loop passengers...my one of the favourite trains <3 <3 <3
